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Saudi Arabia
Illegal to possess, use or sell.
National law
Laws by substance
"No record" means nothing has been verified yet, not that the substance is legal. Regional entries are labelled with their place.
Psychedelics
ProhibitedCannabis: Illegal — Main article: Cannabis in Saudi Arabia Use and possession for personal use of any kind of recreational drugs is punishable by imprisonment if caught. Imprisonment for personal use can entail jail time of 6 months or more. Dealing and smuggling high amounts of drugs usually result in harsher prison time or even execution, although recently executions have been rare. Foreigners who use drugs might be deported.
- Law of Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances [نظام مكافحة المخدرات والمؤثرات العقلية]
- Primary source
No reviewed history yet.
Show on the Psychedelics mapCannabis
ProhibitedCannabis: Illegal — Main article: Cannabis in Saudi Arabia Use and possession for personal use of any kind of recreational drugs is punishable by imprisonment if caught. Imprisonment for personal use can entail jail time of 6 months or more. Dealing and smuggling high amounts of drugs usually result in harsher prison time or even execution, although recently executions have been rare. Foreigners who use drugs might be deported.
- Law of Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances [نظام مكافحة المخدرات والمؤثرات العقلية]
- Primary source
13 Aug 2005
Law of Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Prohibited
Official source
Kratom
No recordNo reviewed history yet.
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No recordNo reviewed history yet.
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Bills
No reviewed bills on record for Saudi Arabia.